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Georgia liked what it saw out of Deon Rogers at a camp earlier this month in Athens and Rogers liked what he saw from Georgia.

One of the Hawks' biggest weaknesses from the past few seasons is quickly becoming a strength.

Hawks general manager Rick Sund doesn't have enough hands for all the phones he'll need for keeping things straight this month in free agency.

You might expect Warriors point guard C.J. Watson to be upset about the Warriors adding three point guards this offseason.

C'mon, admit it. You love the NBA Draft. A The anticipation, the wheeling and dealing, the suits.

The standard line teams use after the NBA draft is that you need to wait two or three years to grade the winners and losers.

For the first time in a long time, Ia m talking NBA hoops in the summer. And, probably first time ever, Ia m talking about the Atlanta Hawks.

After Draft day, the Atlanta Hawks look better than they did the day before it. They now have acquired Jamal Crawford, a player who averaged 19.7 points for the New York Knicks last season, for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton... Atlanta Hawks Offseason Update by Chase Sanford 21 reads Opinion After Draft day, the Atlanta Hawks look better than they did ...

For a first day on a new job, Jeff Teague couldn't have asked for a better one. Not that he would have known any better.

An NBA source informed Channel 2 Action News sports anchor Zach Klein the Hawks finalized a trade Thursday with Golden State to bring Jamal Crawford to Atlanta for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton.

This isn't what many of the projected lottery picks in tonight's NBA Draft were expecting.

The five minutes the Hawks spend on the clock in the first round of Thursday night's NBA draft is just a small part of a retooling of the roster that could take all summer.

I don't recall there ever being this much uncertainty and anticipation going into a Blazer draft.

The Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors are closing in on a trade that would find a new home for Jamal Crawford .

First thing's first: a little company policy.A During the regular season and the playoffs, I like to keep trade rumor talk to a minimum.A Confirmed, popular, or oft-repeated rumors will get a mention and perhaps some brief analysis as to the whys/why nots, but on the whole I like to stay away from the vacuum that is the rumor mill.A The offseason ...

The most specialized* specialist in the NBA, putative energy guy, and offensive rebounder of such abandonment that he might be classified as a health risk Mario West accomplished at least two things in his second NBA season: He scored more points than he committed fouls.

Thus, the season was bittersweet, one in which the Hawks showed their potential as one of the top teams in the NBA, but also their tremendous vulnerability.

The Hawks posted their highest win total since the 1997-98 season and advanced past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 1999.

Give the Hawks the guy on the left and they might be playing the guy on the right for the title.

The good vibrations from a 47-win season and first-round playoff series win were undone by the four-game sweep against Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals.